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Elgood's Brewery in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.29
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A strong bitter with a rich brown colour and a strength of 5.2% abv. The full flavour is derived from the recipe of Pale Ale Malt, Torrefied Wheat, Invert Sugar and Roast Barley. The hop blend is from finest English Fuggles and Challenger. The rich raisin character is a result of the fermenttaion of the dark sugars from the Invert sugar & Roast Barley. A palate fullness is another characteristic of this beer.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, toffee. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (080808)
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2008
at 11:45
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask, 5.2% at GBBF08. Almost clear brown colour. Citric flavour, some sourness, a little rough. There is also some OK dark maltiness, but not enough to cover the sourness.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2008
at 18:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2008. Copper colour, small off-white head. Aroma is caramel, sweet wood and mild paperyness. Flavour is wood and paper along with toffee and chocolate. Mild smoked notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2008
at 00:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy deep amber with tiny off white head. sweet fruity aroma with caramel notes. Flavor likewise with a bit of toasted malt.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2008
at 18:06
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Thin offwhite coarse head; slightly hazy chestnut brown body. No aroma. Soft, light taste of bitter tea, some fruit, and a bit of wood. Sweetish, bitter aftertaste. Quite good. (0.5pt on cask.)
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2006
at 17:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
On cask at The Reindeer, Norwich. Dark amber body with small off-white head. Caramel aroma. Flavour has got hints of malt, dried grape (or raisin) and a touch of toffee. Hard to discern any bitterness (25.09.2006)
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2006
at 13:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at Leading Light, JDW, Faversham. Chestnut colour with thin beige head. Choc aroma, sweetish dry malt. Very malty flavour. Rich fruit as well. Some dryness on end. Not a massive hop presence. Some spice on end. Dry choc malt is excellent. Satisfying beer to wash down breakfast at 11 on a Saturday morning.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2006
at 17:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at Harp London WC2 30 Apr 06. Brown colour. A pretty white lasting head. Hints of liquorice. Nice bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 May 2006
at 13:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm) Colour is deep ruby or copper. Fruity, malty nose and a malty taste, starts a bit sweet, but becomes drier and finishes with a nice, long bitter finish. A hint of oranges and a fresh hoppy taste. Nice and tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Feb 2006
at 14:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled cask conditioned. Reddish nut brown. Flowery nose. Very dry. Medium bodied. Nutty & salty with really bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2002
at 16:32